Garment-cuff.



1,296,733. i A A A Patented Iam-11,1919

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Swanton JAH/im y UNITED STATES JOHN A. ARIN, or NonTH'Lrr'rLEnocx,AnxANsAs. v

SpecificationA of Letters Patent. u

`Patented Mar. 11, 1919.

L Application mea my 15,1918. seria1N.2`i4,'ss2..

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. Anm, a citizen of the United States, residlnat North Little Rock, in the county of Pu aski and State of Arkansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n 'rarment-Cufs, ofwhich the following 1s a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to shirts or other garments, 'and particularly tocuffs, and the general object is to provldea garment wlth a cuff, whichcuff can be adjusted 1nto three positions of wear, thus permlttlng thegarment to be worn longer without laundrylng, saving expense and wearthereof, and also conserving the garment for the reason that i it is thecuffs ofa shirt and like garments which w'ear out first.

These objects are obtained by the provision of a cuff of a very simpleform so designed as to require but a minimum of material, and sodesigned that the cuff may be turned into three wearing positions.

Further objects are to provide for simplicity of construction, ease o fmanipulation and another object is to provide a cuff which will not bebulky or cumbersome in `use, but will fit properly atall times.

My invention is illustrated inthe accompanying drawings wherein z-Figure 1 is a plan view of the blank from which my improved cui!l ismade.-

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the blank folded and applied to a shirt;

Fig.'2EL is a sectional view on the line 21-2'1' of Fig. 2;

Fi s. 3, 4 and 5 are perspective views showing three differentpositions" he auf in use. Referring to Figs. 1 and the blank fromwhich... theucufgis made, 1t

will be seen that the blank 10. is #rectangular Iin plan-and isapproximately square. I do4 not, of course, wlsh to be limited however.

to any particular dimensions" forru the two,

sides of the blank. This blank, w hich`may be made of linen, cotton,silk', or any other suitable material to suit the shirt or other armentwith which the cuff is to be worn, 1s first folded over as at 11 to forma seam, which provides a finished appearance when the cu' is `attachedto the sleeve. This pori tion 11 is folded from the right side of the.

gittata@ f material. The material of the cuff is divided ihto thesurfaces or sections A, B and C.

The surface A extends from the inturned edge 11 of the cuff and istwo-thirds of the surface of the entire' cuff. The section C isone-third-the entire surface of thc cuff. The sections A and C aredefined by a row of stitching 12 around the cuff and makes the cuffready to turn, whether the cuff is linedor unlined.- The section B isdefined by a row of stitching 13 which finishes the cuff and makes itready to attach to the garment sleeve and extends entirely around thecuff after it has been turned. The section A is folded over upon thesection B withits seam 10 disposed upon the section C in the mannerillustrated in Fig. 1.

The complete cuff is attached to the garment sleeve by a row ofstitching along the .line 14. The stitched blank is now formed with thebutton-holes 15 in sections A and B and with the button-holes 16 in thesections B and C. In other words, there are button-holes at all fourcorners of the folded and stitched blank, and in such positions as maybe best suited to the diferent styles of cuffs. After the cuff blank hasbeen formed in the manner heretofore described, it is stitched to theextremity of the sleeve 17 `by the stitching 14, the margin of thesleeve being inserted between the sections A and C and being stitchedthrough the sleeve and the sections A, C and B as in Fig. 2. It Will nowbe seen vthat the section A is normally on the outside of the sleeve,the sectlon B on the inside of the sleeve, and

the distance between said stitching 14a'nd` 100` the button-holes 16 inthe cuff. The buttonholes 19 are spaced from the stitching 14 a distanceequal to the distance between the stitching 14 and the button-holes 15.

By referring to Figs. 3 to 5 the manner 1 in which the cuff is worn inits several posi-4 tions will be fully understood. What I will term theirost position of the cuff is illustrated in Fig. 3 and in this positionthe euHz' is folded so that the lsectlon A, or surface A, faces theshirt sleeve, the section B facing toward the outside and forming thedis lay portion of the cuff, while the section C faces toward `the WristVof the wearer. Under these circumstances the cuff link is passedthrough the button-holes 16. With the cuff in this position it is to benoted that the button-holes 15 in the cuff will register with thebutton-holes 19 in the sleeve facings, so that a supplemental button maybe disposed therethrough in order to maintain the cuif in such positionas to afford no hindrance or obstruct-ion to the removal of the sleeve17 and lthe cuff through the sleeve of a. coat or other garment.

The second position of the cuff is illustrated in Fig. 4. In this casethe section C is turned inward #to lface inside of the sleeve of theshirt, thus causing the section B to be folded on the dotted line sothat only that portion B of the cuff is displayed.

Under these circumstances the sleeve link is passed through all four ofthe buttonholes in the cuil' and through the buttonholes 18 of thesleeve. It will be seen therefore that the soiled outer surface of thecuff is concealed and a newsurface displayed and that the soiled inne-rsurface of the cuff iS turned inward.

In the third position of the cuff as illus- .trated in Fig. 5 thesection A is `faced outward and the section B is inward -against thewrist, while the section C faces the inner face of the sleeve. The cufflinks are then passed through the button-holes 15. It will be noted thatthe point of attachment of theA garment sleeve to the cuff is along aline one-third of the width of the cul'l' from the upper edge of thecuff, and two-thirds of the distance from the lower' edge of the cuff,when the cuffis in its third position as illustrated in Fig. 5. Withthis position of the cuf the button-holes 16 will register with thebutton-holes 18 in the sleeve facings and through which registeringbutton-holes a supplemental button may be disposed to facilitate the useof the culf'in this particularI arrangement.

I am aware that the broad idea of the folded cuff so made as to be useda plurality of times is not new with me. For instance,':l the patent toS.' E. Kalfus, 1,259,872 shows a cuff of this character which isintended to be worn in three different positions, lthat is, has threewearing surfaces, but the cuff is so designed that in all positions ofthe cuff there is a triple-ply around the wrist, whereas my cuff is soconstructed that in two of the wearing positions there is only a singleply of material triple fold around the Wrist, thesanie edges of materialwill be forced against the hand at all times. Therefore, this edge willbe soiled in the same place at each Wearing and the hardest rubbing willbe necessary `at this edge to clean the cuff in washing and the greateststrain will be on the saine edge at` all times when ironing, as it is tobe ironed folded. 'Thus the greatest wear in washing, ironing andwearing, will bc along this single edge at the fold of the culf, makingit fray and wear out sooner than the garment will wear.. Then, too, acuff refolded in the same crease is unsightly.

With my improved cuff, one edge is worn and soiled, then the cuil'folded in the middle, then the other edge turned down in position,making three separate and distinct edges or margins to come in contactwith the hand, thus distributing the wear over the cuff and making itwear practically three times as long, as it would if at all times foldedupon a median line. Furthermore, my cuff is ironed flat which is mucheasier to accomplish and is less wearing on the cuff. The Kalfus cuff,furthermore, takes approximately double the material that is required inmaking my cuff and by actual test takes about three times as long to cutout and stitch, for in the Kalfus cuff there are live pieces of materialwhen the cuff is lined and four pieces ofmaterial when the cuff isunlined, while my improved cud only requires two pieces of material whenlined, and only one piece when unlined. Furthermore, with the Kalfuscuff, either lined or unlined, it is absolutely necessary that thestitching on each section of the cuff bot-h before and after turningshall start and stop at a certain specified point, vand there are nineindividual rows of .stitching to be made, as aforesaid, five being madebefore the cuff is turned and four after turning. This requires time andskill, while in my culi", whether lined or unlined, there are only tworows ofstitching necessary. These may begin at one corner and extendentirely around the cuff to the starting point, one before and one afterthe cuff is turned. Thus I secure economy in material and time,reduction in cost and simplicity of construction.

Furthermore, in wearing the Kalfus cuff, i.

change, While with my improved cuff, only two button-holes are used fortwo positions of the culi' and four button-holes when the cuff is foldedinto the third position. In the Kalfus cuff the button passes througheighteen plies of the material when the cu' is lined and sixteen pliesof material when unlined. This makes eight o-r nine layers of cloth wornaround the wrist at all times, whereas, in my improved cuff there areonly six plies of material around the wrist, assuming that the cuff islined, and only four plies of material when the cuf is unlined. So intwo positions of the ycuff there are only two or three plies of materialaround the wrist, while in the third -or folded position there are onlyfour or six plies of material. Therefore, my culi' is not bulky orunpleasant to f wear.

It will be obvious that modifications may be made in .the details of myculi' Without changing the scope of the invention, and that the cuff maybe made with or without a lining and of one ply of material r more. Thecuf may be made of any kind of material and may be made either soft orstarched, but if the cuff is starched, it must be so treated that it maybe folded in the middle, if desired to be worn as in Fig. 4 so as not toinjure the texture of the material when folded.

. material havin corners, said cu being attached to the sleeve at apoint approximately one-third of thev width of the cuff, the distancebetween the point of attachment of the cuil', anda pair of button-holesat f011e side thereof being substantially equal to the distance betweensaid point of attachment of the cuif and the innermost pair ofbutton-holes in the facings of the sleeve, and the second pair 'ofbutton-holes inthe cuff being spaced a distance from the point ofattachment of the cuff substantially equal to the distance between thepoint of attachment of the cuf and the outermost button-holes inthe.facings of the sleeve.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aix my signature .in 'the presence oftwo witnees.

JOHN A. Amir.

Witnesses:

W. E. Harem, P. A. WOODS.

